Building block



- Aug. 13, 1940.

K. SNIPISCHK! BUILDING BLOCK Filed Ma 10, 1938 NIPISCHKI ENTOR KAQL 5 INV W ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 13, 1940 ST'FE BUILDING BLOCK Application May 10, 1938, Serial No. 207,028

5 Claims.

This invention relates generally to building blocks which'have sound-proof qualities and heat insulating properties and which may be built up into the form of walls by the ordinary and known binding materials such as mortar or cement; but more specifically to a building block which is economical to manufacture, and simple to build up to form a wall.

The main object of the invention resides in the provision of an exhausted building block or vessel which is provided with grooves and a sealing nipple whereby the adjacent and similar blocks are joined together.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of an exhausted building block which is secured to similar building blocks to form building walls by means of mortar, or cement or other binding material. I

These objects and other incidental ends and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear in the progress of the disclosure and as pointed out in the appended claims.

Accompanying this specification is a drawing showing a preferred form of the invention and wherein corresponding reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure I is a top plan view showing two layers of a series of exhausted blocks united together to form a portion of a wall and showing the means of integration.

Figure II is a front view in elevation of Figure I showing a lattice arrangement to obscure the articulation between the sealing nipples and the grooves of the building blocks.

Figure III is an elevational View of the front wall of a building block.

Figure IV is an end view in elevation of the right hand wall of the block shown on Figure III.

In accordance with the invention and in accordance with a preferred form thereof shown in the drawing numeral l generally indicates an exhausted building block preferably made of glass and preferably being in the form of a polyhedron. The block ii] is provided with recesses H and I2 on the front and rear Walls of the building block at diagonal corners thereof while a sealing nipple I3, through which the block has been exhausted by any known means, is provided on one end wall of the building block in alignment with recess ll. The end wall of building block in opposite to the wall to which sealing nipple I3 is secured and in the corner diagonal thereto is provided with a tongue [4.

When a series of blocks are laterally secured together as shown in Figure I the sealing nipples l3 of each block engage the recesses ll of each block while the tongues M engage the recesses l2 of each block. Mortar, cement or other afiixing material iii is used to bind the sealing nipples iii in their corresponding recesses H and the tongues M in their corresponding recesses l2 and is further used to bind the other walls of each of the building blocks to secure depth and height for a wall. Numeral l 5 also indicates a horizontal layer of binding material between two strings of blocks while a vertical layer of binding material may be applied between the opposing end walls of two strings of articulated blocks to secure depth. In Figure II strips l6 indicate one form of lattice work to obscure the junction points between the sealing nipples it, the recesses H therefor, and tongues i4 and the recesses I2 therefor wherever the building block is made of transparent material such as glass. It is furthermore to be noted that the end blocks of an articulated string are not provided with tongues I4 for obvious reasons.

Although it has been said that the building blocks I0 are preferably made of glass it is within the scope of the invention to employ metals and compositions of matter. It is furthermore within the scope of the invention to line the outside walls of the building blocks Ill with metallic surfaces to reduce heat transfer from radiation when the walls composed of these building blocks are exposed to sunlight. By making the glass of building blocks 10 translucent or by painting the same to give them black body characteristics, heat transfer by radiation may also be eliminated.

The characteristic feature of building block Ill resides in the practical manner in which sealing nipple I3 is concealed and recessed within the adjoining block without danger of breakage. The

' blocks themselves need not be handled with excessive care for building up purposes. nor need the sealing nipples I3 and the recesses II therefor be ground with precision.

Building blocks II] as above described may be embedded in any matrix, for instance cement, to form a sound proof and heat insulating wall. These building blocks may also be employed in ventilating channels as obstructions to the passage of sound. In other words the building blocks above described are useful for purposes of building refrigerator walls, for building transparent sound proof heat insulating walls for residence buildings, and for windows and ventilation channels.

The building block 10 may be provided with a rib I! having an orifice l8 therein disposed between two opposite walls thereof in order that the block may have sufficient strength to withstand the pressure load of the adjoining blocks and possible weights thereon.

I wish it distinctly understood that minor changes and variations in the material, geometric configuration, integration, size and location of the several parts of the invention may all be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended clauses.

I claim:

1. A sound-proof and heat insulating wall of building blocks, the building blocks each being comprised of an exhausted body member, a sealing nipple protruding from a wall of said body member, a recess in the said body member to protect and engage the sealing nipple of an adjoining and similar building block, cementitious material uniting those opposing walls of the body member and the sealing nipples and recesses thereof with the other opposing walls of the exhausted body members.

2. A sound-proof and heat insulating wall of building blocks, as set forth in claim 1 wherein the exhausted body member is polygonally shaped in cross-section.

3. A sound-proof and heat insulating wall of building blocks, the building blocks each being comprised of an exhausted body member having sealing nipples and recesses, the recesses being adapted to engage the nipples of the adjoining body members, cementitious material uniting those opposing walls of the body members and the sealing nipples and recesses thereof with the other opposing walls of the exhausted body members, the said body members each having an exhausted space in excess of the volume of the surrounding cementitious material on the outer walls.

4. A sound-proof and heat insulating wall of building blocks as set forth in claim 1 wherein the exhausted body member is provided with internal supporting means.

5. A sound-proof and heat insulating wall of building blocks, the building blocks each being comprised of an exhausted body member, a sealing nipple protruding from an end wall, the opposite end wall having an aligned recess for engagement of the nipple of the adjacent block, the said end wall having the protruding nipple being provided with a second recess, the opposite end wall having an aligned protruding member for engagement with the second recess of the adjacent block.

KARL SNIPISCHKI. 

